Does your writing need to impress anyone?

First, it’s important to understand that editing addresses far more than spelling and grammar – it’s not a humanised version of MS Word’s spellcheck!

Real editing will examine the way in which your text has been put together, address any underlying issues such as structure, content flow and the relevance/level for your work’s intended audience.

Editing is not only suitable for books and magazines. If you have documents that are going to be seen by your customers, whether in printed form or on the web, it’s worth having them edited. Presentation is crucial to business, and unfortunate errors or omissions could break a relationship that you have strived to build.

If you’re still not sure what could really benefit from the input of a professional editor, try this:

Academic papers Lectures Research papers
Articles and features Manuscripts Reports
Books, fiction and non-fiction Marketing materials Scripts
Brochures Memoirs Speeches
Business plans Monographs Short stories
CD-roms Newsletters Synopses
Dissertations Online magazines Technical guides
Essays Policy documents Term papers
Factsheets Presentations Theses
Instruction manuals Press releases Training material
Journals Proposals Translations
Leaflets Reference works Websites